Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-09
LAST DAY OF CONGRESS.
Closing Scenes at the Legislative Halls
at Washington.

House and on the members of that
body. The floor was strewn with
scraps of paper and remnants of docu
ments and reports. The atmosphere
in the House was very impure and op
pressive and was well impregnated
with tobacco smoke, Notwithstanding
the repeated appeals of the Speaker
to members requesting them to oh.
serve the rule which prohibits smok.
ing on the floor. Excepting q dozen
or so members whose zeal In be-
half of their favorite measures
kept them on the alert to take ad.
vantage of any opportunity to secure
recognition, the gentlemen Of the house
lapsed into indifference, and, stretched
on sofas in the rear of the hall, and in
the lobbies, lounging back in their
chairs with their feet elevated on their
desks Or grouping together in CONVEX
sational mood, they endeavored to
ward off the WEAKNESS consequent
upon their long vjgils. In the CALLER
les about twenty persons remained
throughout the night; but as most OF
them were in recumbent and sOmno.
lent attitudes, it was evident that
they were not greatly interested in the
very tame scenes which were enacted
In the House in the last night session
of the Eorty-ninth Congress.
A few minutes after five o'clock Mr..
Blount (Ga.) announced that the con-
appropriation bill had reached an
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ate conferees from the subsidy amend
ment. The report was agreed to, thus
disposing of the bill finally.
AS early as z O'Clock spectators be-
gan to occupy the galleries, and an
hour before the expiration of the for
ty-ninth congress by limitation, there
were at least 1000 persons present to
be in at the death. The light OF day
pouring into the chamber served to
disclose more clearly the WEAKNESS OF
it's occupants and the untidiness GIFTS
appearance.
The House receded from it's dis.
agreement to the senatorial clerk
amendment of the legislative appro-
priation bill and passed the bill.
The Senate amendments to the def
cheney bill were non-concurred in by
the House, and the Speaker appointed
conference committee.
The House bill authorizing the con-
struction of a bridge across part of
the Mississippi River at Winona,
Mimi, was taken from the calender
and passed.
The House adjourned sine die at
noon.
The Senate has confirmed the nomi-
nations of Capt. A. W. Greedy, to be
brigadier-general, and James M. Trot-
ter to be recorder of deeds for the
District of Columbia.
The Senate also confirmed the NOM
nations of Arthur K. Delaney, of
Wisconsin, to be collector of customs
for the District of Alaska, and Charles
w. Hill to be postmaster at Iron
Mountain, Mich.
An item appropriating $2,858,OOO
to pay Choctaw Indians, on O. iudg-
ment, gained in the supreme court,
was inserted in the deficiency bill by
the senate, Senate. An amendment
providing for French spoliation claims
was also agreed to, when, at 5:15
o'clock the bill was pasted.
The conference report on the Dis
trict OF Columbia appropriation bill
was approved by the Senate.
The Senate disagreed to the confer
ence report on the ratification bill.
The President and cabinet reached
the capitol at IL o'clock actual time.
The clocks of the two houses have
been set back.
The following bills were passed by
the Senate: Senate bill appropriating
$50, 900 for the expenses of senate in
designations ordered this session;
House bill for the loan of government
articles to the industrial exposition
at Minneapolis; House bill appro-
priating 100000 for public build
ing at East Saginaw, Mich, to amend
the act for construction Of bridges
across the Cumberland and Caney
Fork Rivers, in Tennessee.
Senators Sherman and Salisbury
were appointed to join like commit
tee on the part of the House, to wait
on che president and inform him that
the two Houses had completed their
business and we're ready to adjourn
unless he had something further to
submit TO them.
The Senate adjourned without day
at li:55 A. NJ. Senate time; 1904
actual time.
The deficiency bill failed for want of
time to engross it. The Notifications
bill was abandoned in conference.
The river and harbor bill failed to
receive the Presidents signature. It
reached him several days ago, but was
pocket-vetoed.'
There seems to have been very lit
tie contest in the Senate over the con-
iirmation of James nj. Trotter. the |
colored nominee to the Office of re-
corder Of deeds of the District
OF Columbia, and no utterance of the |
Senate has been, or is to be expected
on the subject. The action of the
body though apparently inconsistent
with the principles enunciated in con-
nection with the Matthews case upon
the heels of which it so closely follows,
is explained in g. variety of aays. Mr..
Trotter came, it is urged, with an ex-
cellent record as an ex-Union soldier.
which with the Senate counts for
much. No charge was made against
him as was the case with Matthews.
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